Inkstand



. F. A. WEEKS.

INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 281918.

1,325,821.v Patented Dec. 23,1919.

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' ativan? FRANK A. WEEKS, 0F FLAINFKELD, NEW JERSEY,

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Specification of Letters Patent. 'lPamtr-jmijd D166., 23, 1919.

Application lcd detener 2F, 1532118.` `Serial No. 259,918.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, FRANK A. Wenns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented cer tain new and useful improvements in lnkstands, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates more particularly to a novel closure attachment for inkstands, this attachment embracing a disk to set within the mouth of the ink-well, automatically self-closing closuresections pivotally mounted on said disk and adapted to be opened by an insertion of a pen between them and an upper annu'lus or ring having an open center and affording at its outer edges a shoulder adapted-to rest upona Harige formed upon the base of the inlistand, said disk supporting the closure sec tions and being itself supported byv said ring resting on said flange, lnlistands having hinged closure sections to be opened by passing a pen between them and being self-closing are not new in this art, but the closure features in this class of inkstands have presented difficulties both from a manufacturing point of view and otherwise, and the purpose of my invention is to perfect to a greater degree than has heretofore been done closure attachments for inlrstands havingselfclosing closure sections.

he invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa top view of an inkstand constructed in accordance with and embody-l ing the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal -section through the same, taken on the dotted line 2 2 of Fig. 1; u

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the same taken on the dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 1; i w

Fig. 1 is an enlarged central section ofthe self-closing features of my invention detached from the inkstand, with thehinged cover or closure sections shown in their open position by full lines and in their closed position by dotted lines, and

Fig. 5 is a top view of a portion of the same, the upper annular ring shown at the upper side of Fig. d being omitted `from In the drawings, 1() designatilxs the glass base or body of the inlrstand, which base or body contains an ink-well 11 to receive ink 12 and comprises an annular flange 13 eX- tending upwardly from the fiat top 111 of said base and surrounding the upper edges of the well 11. rFhe Hange 13 represents au upwardly projecting extension of a portion of-the walls of the well 11 and serves 'to' receive above -the ink 12 the several features constituting my invention and which will presentlybe referred to. The base 10 maybe formed integrally with a pen rack 15.

'.l`he features constituting my invention `comprise a disk 16, two corresponding cover or closure sections 17 and an upper ring 18 which is `1n one piece and has an upper surface which is substantially semi-circular and a lower surface which is flat. The disk '16 'is Hat `.and of a diameter to enter within Vthe upper portion of the flange 13, as shown in Figs.` 2 and, and said disk 161s formed with a `central opening 19 around whose verted cone outline when considered collectively and in their closedposition, shown in Fig. 3,"and said sections 17 are open and have along` their upper outer edges a flange 24, the flanges 211- on both sections 17 defini ing substantially a ring, as shown in Fig. 5, `adapted to seat upon the shoulder 21 of the disk 16, as shown in Fig. 3. r1`he closure sec tions 17 are formed integrally with the trunnions 23, each of which is substantially semicircular', as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4C, and when in face to face relation, as shown-by said dotted lines and by full lines in Fig; 5 form a substantially circular trunnion. The trunnions 23 have a bearing on the bottoms of the recesses 22, and under the pressure of a `pen applied downwardly between the sections 17 turn outwardly in a direction from each other, the lower facing surfaces of said trunnion 23 separating from each. other' while their upper edges remain etA together as will be understood on reference to Fig. et. The trunnions 23 are substantiallyy flush at their upper edges with the upper edges of the cover sections 17, and the flanges- 241 on said cover sections when said sections arer closed together, are substantially flush with theupper'surface of the disk 16;

The ring 18 extends from the inner edges of the enlargement 20 of the opening 19 outwardly beyond theV outer edges 'off the disk 16, so that said ring 18 presents an. opening into which a pen may be passed andLWhich permits the upward movement of. the outer edges of the. closureV sections 17 when said sectionsare separated-,by a pen dipped into the' ink-Well.` The` overhanging` outerV edges of the ring 18. afford a shoulder which rests uponthe ange 13 ofthe base 10, that-outer edges of said ring 18 being flushwith the outer vertical surfaces of said ange so as to present a desirablezfinishfto theinkstand. The'disk 16 and ring 18 are secureditogether after the cover or closure sections 17 have been applied to position onthediskl, and the securing of thedisk 16 and ring 18.to gether may be performed; in various ways, but I preferably form studs 25' onthe disk 16A and secure the. same. by cementing or otherwise-'in suitable recesses formed inthe base of the ring 18.v The disk 16 supports the cover sections 17 and is itself supported bythe ring 18 restingfon the flange' 13 of the base 10. The ring-18 eonnes'the trunnions V23 to thevrecesses `22, and hence when-all the parts are assembled the closure may be handled as a unit and applied to andremoved from the inkstand at will. The disk 16, closure sections'l? and ring 18 will preferably'be molded from some suitable composition and the' parts ofithe attachment constructed ashereinbefore described may be readily assembled and will operate inan c eiiicient manner. It` vis-to be4V noted that the recesses 22 receive both trunnion's23.

`The manner of utilizing the invention will be understood without special description.

.When-the. appliance is on thev inkst'and, a

pen dipped downwardly between the` closure sections 17 will causesaid sections to open-outwardly from each other in the mannershownV in-Fig. 4 by solidllines, and when the pen has been removed from the inkwell, the closure'- sections 17 will moveto- 'gether-l automatically to. theirl closingpositionk shown byv solid lines ini Fig. 3' and by dotted lines in Fig. 4. When the closure f sections 1 7 are-in their open position they bear against each other at the=joint between the sections ofv the angesf 24 and the upper edges-of the pairs of. trunnions23, andfwhen theelosure sections 1 7 are in theirv closing .position they bear againstk each other 'throughout their adjoining edges and the facing sides ofthe pairsv of trunnions 23. The studsf25 andthe recesses whicliireceive the same in the ring member 18 serve to aline the disk 16 and said ring member, and in addition to cementing said studs within said recesses the entire facing surfaces of the disk 16 and ring 18 may be cemented together.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

l. An inkstand comprisinga base having an inkwell therein and a closure-appliance for and over the top of said well comprising a disk closely iitting Within the mouth of said well and having a central opcnii'ig, matching converging cover-sections pivotally mounted on said disk and hanging downV through said central opening, and an upper ring-member secured to and upon saidA disk and suspending the same and at its outer edges resting freely upon the upper exposed surfaces of said base surrounding said well, said ring-member having a central dip opening of sufficient diameter to permit upper opposite side edge portions of said cover-sections to turn upwardly into'- it when said sections are opened outwardly from each other at their lower portions.

2. An inkstand comprising a base having an inkwell therein and an upwardly projecting Hangs encompassing said well, and a closure-appliance for and over the top of said well comprising a disk closely fitting within the mouth of said Well and having a central opening, matching converging cover-sections pivotally mounted on said disk and hanging down through said central opening, and an upper ring-member secured to and upon said disk and suspending the same and at its outer edges restingfreely onzthe upper edges of said iiange, said ringmember having a central dip opening coinciding with the opening in said disk and being of suliicient diameter to permit upper opposite side edge portions of said coversections to turn upwardly into it when said sections are opened outwardly from each l other at their lower portions.

3. An inkstand comprising a base having an inkwell therein and aV closure-appliance for and over the top of said well comprising a disk closely fitting within the mouth of said well and having a central opening, recesses at the sides thereof and an enlargement of said central opening around the upper edges' thereof and forming at the hase of said enlargement an annular shoulder. matching converging depending cover-scctions'- having trunnions pivot-ally supported in'saidfrecesses and upper outer odge flanges adapted to said shoulder, and an upper ringmember secured to and upon said disk and suspending the same and covering said recesses and trunnions and at its outer edges resting freely upon the upper exposed surfeces ofsaid base surrounding seid wel, said ring1ne1nber having a central dip-opening of suiioient diameter to permit upper opposite side edge portions of said cover-sections to turn upwardly into it when said sections are opened outwardly from each other at their lower' portions. y

4. An inkstand comprising a base having an inkwell therein and a closure-appliance -for and over the top of said well comprising a disk itting within the mouth of said well and having a central opening and recesses at opposite sides thereof, matching converging depending cover-sections having trunnions which match and engage each other within said recesses and pivotally support said cover-sections, and an upper ring-member secured to and upon said disk and suspending the same and covering said recesses and trunnions and at its outer' edges resting freely upon the upper exposed surfaces of said base surrounding said Well, said ringmemioer having a central dip-opening oi sufficient diameter to permit upper opposite side edge portions of said cover-sections to turn upwardly into it when said sections are opened outwardly from each other at their lower portions.

Signed at New York city= in the county or New York and State of New York, this 16th day of October, A. D. 1918.

FRANK A. WEEKS.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MARION, CEAS. C. GILL. 

